document.write( "Question 736296: How many six player teams can you get from eight players \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The number of different possible teams is the number of combinations of 8 players \r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the number of COMBINATIONS of eight players taken 6 at a time\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"C%5B8%5D%5E6\" = \"8%21%2F%286%21%2A%288-6%29%21%29\" = \"8%21%2F%286%21%2A2%21%29\" = \"%288%2A7%29%2F%281%2A2%29\" = 4*7 = 28.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  28 different teams are possible.\r\n" );
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